In this journal, which span from fall of 1962 to spring, summer of 1963, Margaret Walker mostly writes about literary criticisms as well as her personal impression on some literary work. She begins this journal by writing her impressions about the book titled "Literary Criticism- A Short History" written by Wimsatt and Brooks; and then continues to write about E.M.W. Tillyard's work titled "Shakespeare's History Plays" on Richard II. She then writes an outline on how to approach a paper on Shakespearean plays and about some Textual problems in Shakespeare's play on Richard II. Journal 65 also contains Margaret's writing about Rosemond Tuve's work titled "Elizabethan and Metaphysical Imagery". In addition, Margaret shares her impression on Henry James novella "Aspern Papers". To add to the above, Margaret writes under the heading "Literary Criticism"; some criticisms of poetry and of life. More so, she writes about the work of Morton Dauwen Zabel titled "Literary Opinion in America". She also briefly writes about William Wordsworth, also writes about Paul Valery a French poet and some of his criticisms. Margaret ends her journal by writing about some Southern Literature like the "Southern Renaissance" and about "The Fugitive Group".